Relativistic spin networks and quantum gravity

DOI10.1063/1.532254zbMath0967.83006arXivgr-qc/9709028OpenAlexW3101657606MaRDI QIDQ4260474

Louis Crane, John W. Barrett

Publication date: 6 September 2001

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9709028

zbMATH Keywords

quantum gravityPonzano-Regge state sum model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Lattice gravity, Regge calculus and other discrete methods in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C27)

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